Examples of mail carrier in a Sentence
we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
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Put the envelope in your mailbox, give it to your mail carrier or take it to the post office.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
How the scheme worked Investigators say former postal workers Shanda Goode and Carnisha Hamilton used their positions as mail carriers in Atlanta and Marietta to steal dozens of pieces of mail containing financial instruments and personal information.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Government Accountability Office determined in 2011 that using mail carriers to do the work of census takers wouldn't be cost-effective since they're paid significantly more than the temporary census workers.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Images of your friendly neighborhood mail carrier trundling along the roadside in a boxy white mailtruck or walking up to the door in striped federal blue are as American as apple pie, but in this 250th birthday year for the nation, not everyone gets to partake in this American experience.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
How the scheme worked Investigators say former postal workers Shanda Goode and Carnisha Hamilton used their positions as mail carriers in Atlanta and Marietta to steal dozens of pieces of mail containing financial instruments and personal information.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Government Accountability Office determined in 2011 that using mail carriers to do the work of census takers wouldn't be cost-effective since they're paid significantly more than the temporary census workers.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Images of your friendly neighborhood mail carrier trundling along the roadside in a boxy white mailtruck or walking up to the door in striped federal blue are as American as apple pie, but in this 250th birthday year for the nation, not everyone gets to partake in this American experience.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20carrier. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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